Archive for February, 2011

Balanced budget from Gordhan but watch out for company cars and allowances

February 24, 2011

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered a balanced budget speech yesterday (Wednesday 23 February) in which individual tax rates remain unchanged but tax brackets have been increased

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DiaMatrix makes ISP sexy with cheerleader sponsorship

February 22, 2011

DiaMatrix has announced their sponsorship with the Golden Lions’ cheerleaders this weekend. The affiliation come as a result of DiaMatrix’s interest in further exposing their brand in addition to giving ISP an eye-catching and “sexy” allure. The internet industry is often associated with technological jargon such as RAM and KVM and not necessarily with words [...]

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Gartner identifies seven critical questions to ask before developing a social media policy

February 11, 2011

Analysts discuss latest social media strategies at the Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit 2011.

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New mobile security platform for Android, iPhones and iPads from Sophos

February 11, 2011

Global IT security and data protection company, Sophos, has announced the availability of Sophos Mobile Control, an extension to the company’s data protection and endpoint security product lines.

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Johnson Controls supports paced migration that matches organizational risk

February 11, 2011

Access and ID Management Systems are continually evolving, with increasingly advanced functionality built into the software adding immense value to organisations.

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Augmented vision at Mobile World Congress 2011

February 11, 2011

With the world`s first integrated markerless 3D object tracking demo on a smartphone, various co-operations with chipset manufacturers and OEMs and visionary showcases metaio gives an outlook onto where AR is heading: robust, useful and everyday AR experiences.

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Fibre-optic cables are more than a trench in the road

February 11, 2011

Residents in Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Paarl and Wellington are, by now, used to workers along the sides of their roads digging narrow trenches and laying down brightly coloured blue plastic ‘tubing’

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EOH supports Maths Centre programme

February 10, 2011

EOH is investing several million into the project that is aimed at increasing numeracy skills in primary schools.

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IBM Global Business Services placed in leadership quadrant by leading analyst firm

February 10, 2011

IBM Global Business Services has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in its “Magic Quadrant for Global Business Intelligence and Performance Management Service Providers, February 2011″ for its Business Analytics and Optimisation (BAO) service line by Gartner.

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ICASA hosting the Annual General Meeting

February 10, 2011

ICASA is hosting the Annual General Meeting for the merger of Communications Regulators Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) and Southern African Postal Regulators Association (SAPRA) in Johannesburg.

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Packard Bell, part of Acer Group, to fully support customers and end-users on Intel’s Sandy Bridge issues

February 10, 2011

Following the announcement by Intel of a design issue in the Sandy Bridge mainboard chipset, Packard Bell, part of Acer Group, confirms that it is working with Intel on this issue and is taking all necessary steps to minimize any inconvenience customers might experience.

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Unity Technologies to take centre stage at game developers conference (GDC)

February 10, 2011

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for games and interactive 3D on the web, iOS, Android, consoles and beyond, announced that it will showcase how it is advancing game development at GDC.

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SA online shoppers in a frenzy over flash sale and group buying sites

February 10, 2011

“The success of a flash sale is based on how well you are able to read consumers and find deals that are exclusive and somewhat scarce” said AJ Ray, owner of SaleWine.co.za.

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MTN Uganda and Fundamo shortlisted for 2011 Global Mobile Awards

February 10, 2011

MTN Uganda and Fundamo have been shortlisted for the ‘Mobile Money for the Unbanked Award’ in this year’s Global Mobile Awards for the hugely successful MTN MobileMoney service in Uganda.

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Qualcomm appoints Jihad Srage President of Middle East and Africa operations

February 10, 2011

Qualcomm Incorporated has appointed Jihad Srage vice president and president of Qualcomm Middle East & Africa (MEA).

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